REPORT ON STREAM SELECTION WEBINAR
The Air Force School organized Stream Selection Webinar for parents and students of class X going to class XI on 26th May’21 at 12 noon. The session was attended by teaching faculty of classes XI & XII as well . The webinar began with a warm welcome address by Ms Amita Gupta – Principal , TAFS . Next , Mr Sujeet Chikkara, a senior school faculty member thoroughly explained various streams that the school offers to grade XI students . After that Mr. Binit Binod from Pratham took the session. Mr Binit Bonod has been extensively working in the education domain for the past 9 years. He explained conventional careers and the new age careers and the brief understanding of the subjects that will help in choosing the right career. The session focused on the importance of subject selection for students in their formative years. The various stages of career planning were explained. The speaker also spoke about personality traits, interest and aptitude as the fundamentals for making an informed decision. After that the speaker took queries from students. Overall the session was very informative. In the end, Ms Lomina Rajiv, Vice Principal –TAFS, presented a vote of thanks to the speakers , parents and students for making the event a grand success.
Students feedback :
- Varenya Arora “The webinar was very helpful and informative, as I had few queries regarding my steam selection for undergraduate courses in college. Sir addressed my query and guided me to opt my stream in class 11th which was very useful.”
- Varnit Singh
“The session was interesting and informative.
Needed more motivational talks as students are undergoing stress and lack of interest in studies.”
“Interesting and Insightful session. Quite useful for students”.
“The session was very helpful and interactive , appreciate efforts”.
Teachers’ feedback:
- Ms Shubhra Bhatnagar , PGT Chemistry
“The webinar was very informative students were informed about various criteria for selection of stream . The career related to different academic fields - Science Commerce Humanities the aptitude and interest necessary for all fields were discussed. Difference between interest and ability was highlighted for students and the role of parent as guiding or pushing was highlighted for parents both students and parents should think together while deciding a stream. It was an interactive and communicative session.”
- Ms Manisha Goyal , Pgt Chemistry
“Today's session by Pratham group was very good! The speaker Mr. BAINIT was full of energy and Josh!! He was able to convince the students to choose the stream according to their personality and how they can serve the society in future! He clearly mentioned the demerits of following the crowd and choosing wrong subjects and this leads large unemployment in our country! He clearly correlated the different streams with future scope and kind of jobs. It was very well structured and it ended on time! The information and the motivation provided by the speaker was really required by our young TAFSIAN'S!!!”
- Ms Bindia Rajpal , Pgt English
“The session was well planned and comprehensive.It covered the subject streams offered by school so the students could choose with ease.The other details that were covered were as follows:
1. Creating the right mind -set for choosing the subject options.
2. Exploring one's own mind and personality for making the right stream choice.
3.Tests to determine aptitudes
4.Confidence building amongst students by giving them steps and techniques to decide which career is suitable for the individual
5.The skills required for different subject streams
6.The soft skills required for different professions”
- Ms Akansha Goel , Pgt Mathematics
“The workshop was very enriching and relevant. The presenter discussed about the various career options for all streams which will really help the students to choose the right stream in class XI.”
Some images of the webinar along with the attendance image :